{"id":154,"date":"2019-10-28T13:47:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T13:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/?p=154"},"modified":"2019-10-30T21:18:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T21:18:33","slug":"newsletter-monday-28th-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/2019\/10\/28\/newsletter-monday-28th-october-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter – Monday 28th October 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome Back<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome back to Term 2 at Crossmichael Primary School.\u00a0 I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to this term.\u00a0 Last term, we raised an amazing \u00a31070 on our Sponsored Autumn Walk so thank you very much to everyone who contributed.<\/p>\n

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Halloween Party<\/span><\/p>\n

We are having our Halloween party on Wednesday 30th October in the afternoon.\u00a0 Pupils can change into their costumes after lunch.\u00a0 They may wear non-uniform instead.\u00a0 It should be SPOOKTACULAR!!<\/p>\n

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P5, P6 and P7 Biosphere Explorers!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere has a vision to make life in our Biosphere better while caring for the natural environment. A key strand of this is the education of the next generation biosphere residents in sustainable development, increasing awareness and connections with the \u2018working countryside\u2019.<\/p>\n

The Biosphere Explorers project, run by the Crichton Carbon Centre and funded by the Hollywood Trust and the Galloway Glens Scheme, is working towards this aim with an education programme delivered in schools consisting of a series of workshops aimed at increasing knowledge of the local natural environment and human interactions with it. This project will run for two years and will be focussed on school age children, with elements for all residents of the area.<\/p>\n

Our P5, P6 and P7 pupils will be participating in these workshops each each Tuesday afternoon (from 29th October) led by the Biosphere Explorers Officer, Shalla Gray. The sessions will include:<\/p>\n

Session 1 – Introduction to\u00a0Biospheres<\/span>\u00a0and Our Biosphere.\u00a0 Activities – Memory quiz and making a booklet on ‘Little Ways to Save the Planet’<\/div>\n
Session 2 – What makes our Biosphere special?\u00a0 Activities – Making a poster on what makes our Biosphere special<\/div>\n
Session 3 – Biodiversity and the Biosphere.\u00a0 Activities – Food Web game and Nature survey (weather permitting)<\/div>\n
Session 4 – Climate change and the Biosphere.\u00a0 Activity – The Greenhouse Gas Board Game.<\/div>\n

Please ensure that pupils have brought their outdoor clothing with them on these days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Parent Council Bingo Night<\/span><\/p>\n

Pupils are arriving home with flyers for the Bingo Night being organised by our Parent Council on Friday 15th November at 7pm in\u00a0 Crossmichael Village Hall.\u00a0 All proceeds go towards the school.\u00a0 Tickets cost \u00a33 for adults and \u00a32 for children which includes books and refreshments.\u00a0 There will also be a raffle so please leave your donations in the school office before the night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Parent Council Meeting<\/span><\/div>\n
Our next Parent Council meeting is on Thursday 7th November at 7pm.\u00a0 Any parents are welcome to attend.\u00a0 We look forward to seeing you there.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Diary Dates<\/span><\/div>\n
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Wednesday 6th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tempest Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

November\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0School photographs being taken in the morning.<\/p>\n

at 9am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thursday\u00a0 7th<\/sup> November <\/strong><\/p>\n

at 7pm <\/strong><\/td>\n

Parent Council Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any parents are welcome to join us.\u00a0 Please see the school website for updates: https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmich<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Wed 13th<\/sup> November<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.30-7.30pm<\/strong><\/td>\n

Crossmichael Parents Evening (Late)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appointment times will be allocated nearer the time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thursday 21st<\/sup> November <\/strong><\/p>\n

3.15-5pm<\/strong><\/td>\n

Crossmichael Parents Evening (Early)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appointment times will be allocated nearer the time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Friday 13th<\/sup> December <\/strong><\/p>\n

at 2pm<\/strong><\/td>\n

Achievement Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parents and families are welcome to join us in the main school hall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Friday 20th<\/sup> December <\/strong><\/p>\n

at 9.15am<\/strong><\/td>\n

Christmas Service in Crossmichael Parish Church<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday 23rd<\/sup> December \u2013 Tuesday 7th<\/sup> January<\/strong><\/td>\nChristmas Holidays<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Teacher Inset Days on 6th<\/sup> and 7th<\/sup> January so pupils return on 8th<\/sup> January)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Best wishes,<\/div>\n
Mary E Lidstone-Scott<\/div>\n
Headteacher<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome Back Welcome back to Term 2 at Crossmichael Primary School.\u00a0 I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to this term.\u00a0 Last term, we raised an amazing \u00a31070 on our Sponsored Autumn Walk so thank you very much to everyone who contributed.   Halloween Party We are having our Halloween party […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}